The query letter should include: a writing sample (preferably the opening of the book) of no more than 10 pages, a brief synopsis, and biographical information about the author and, when appropriate, translator. The query letter should be the body of the email, and the writing sample should be attached as a PDF, RTF, or DOC file (PDFs are always preferred).

Please send your email with the subject heading “QUERY” followed by the genre and title of the manuscript. E.g., your cookbook manuscript titled The Middle Eastern Kitchen would be sent with the subject “QUERY: Cookbook: The Middle Eastern Kitchen.” All nonfiction queries, including cookbooks and travel, as well as general inquiries should go to submissions [at] interlinkbooks.com. Fiction submissions should be sent to fiction [at] interlinkbooks.com. Please notethat this is a change from our previous policy; we now prefer all queries be sent electronically.

3) The only fiction we publish falls into our “Interlink World Fiction” series. Most of these books, as you can see in our catalog, are translated fiction from around the world. The series aims to bring fiction from other countries to a North American audience. In short, unless you were born outside the United States, your novel will not fit into the series.

4) We do not consider unsolicited manuscripts of children’s books. Queries regarding children’s books or illustrations will not be answered.

Please, do not:– send hard copies of submissions via mail, FedEx, etc.
– send a full manuscript unless we request it
– send poetry or plays (we don't publish any)
– submit a translation for which you have not obtained the necessary permissions
– call about the status of a query. If we requested your full manuscript and you have not heard from us in over three months, please do send a follow-up email to the appropriate address.

We cannot be responsible for responding to or returning unsolicited manuscripts that do not follow these guidelines.